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Javanese, Java, Yogyakarta

Dodot (hip wrapper), 1800s

Description

Maker

Culture

Javanese

Title

Dodot (hip wrapper)

Year

1800s

Medium

Cotton; plain weave, wax-resist-dyed (batik)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 358.1 cm (141 inches)

Place

Java, Yogyakarta

Type

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.475

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation

June 15 - October 7, 2001

The two main centers of batik production in Central Java were Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Although the courts in both regions wore similar styles and patterns, the color combinations differed. The semen design seen here was a symbol of high status restricted to court use throughout Central Java. Dark brown and dark blue with white were the trademark colors of Yogyakarta. The Dodot is a court style of hip wrapper, made of two widths of batik cloth seamed together.

Use

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